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    rust-lang/crates.io

    The Rust package registry

    backend
    hacktoberfest
    rust
    Rust
    Apache-2.0
    3.7K stars
    766 forks
    54 GitHub watchers
    Updated Nov 6, 2026
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    Where it stands

    Rank, growth pace and release cadence relative to everything GStars tracks.

    The project lists 361 contributors on GitHub.

    Gained 38% fewer stars in the last 90 days than in the 90 days before.

    Use Cases & Benefits

    • Provides the official package registry for Rust, hosting and distributing Rust crates with both frontend and backend infrastructure.
    • Offers a centralized, reliable platform for publishing and discovering Rust libraries, maintained by the Rust Foundation with robust backend services.
    • Use for publishing and sharing Rust libraries to the community with integrated versioning and dependency management.
    • Use for browsing and searching Rust crates to find reusable components for Rust projects.
    • Use for contributing to the Rust ecosystem by improving the registry's codebase or infrastructure, including backend Rust services and frontend Ember.js app.

    Should you depend on it?

    License terms, project hygiene and risks, from GitHub metadata and GStars' snapshots.

    License

    Apache 2.0

    Permissive: commercial use, modification and redistribution are allowed with attribution; includes an explicit patent grant from contributors.

    Community files

    • README: present
    • Contributing guide: present
    • Code of conduct: present

    Watch-outs

    • No GitHub releases; pin a commit or tag instead of a release.

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    From the README

    Welcome to the GitHub repository for crates.io, the official package registry for the Rust programming language.

    crates.io serves as a central registry for sharing "crates", which are packages or libraries written in Rust that you can use to enhance your projects. This repository contains the source code and infrastructure for the crates.io website, including both frontend and backend components.

    This service is maintained for you by the crates.io team, with support from the Rust Foundation. File hosting is donated by Amazon Web Services, with CDN services donated by Fastly.

    Excerpt from the rust-lang/crates.io README on GitHub (Apache-2.0 license). © its authors.Read the full README on GitHub

    Daily snapshots

    Stars gained per day, and how forks and open issues moved, from GStars' daily snapshots

    Forks

    766+25

    Open issues

    117-4

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